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| Title | Alice Maude Smith papers |
| Finding Aid Identifier | MsSC 224 |
| Finding Aid Title | Finding aid for Alice Maude Smith papers |
| Subject | Alice Maude Smith; script; playwright; Tacoma, WA; finding aid; woman; physician |
| Abstract | Dr. Alice Maude Smith (1867-1938), a well-respected Tacoma physician, had a hobby of writing plays, which were produced locally, with one making it to Broadway. |
| Biography | Alice Maude Smith, born in 1867 in Abercorn, Quebec, graduated from the Women's Medical School of Northwestern University in 1896 and established her medical practice in Tacoma, WA in 1903. Although she faced an uphill battle as an unmarried female physician, she became well respected in her profession. To relieve the stress of the job, she devoted much of her free time to literary pursuits. She was the author of several books and plays, some of which were produced in Tacoma in 1905. Her most famous play, The Strength of the Weak, appeared on Broadway, where it had a twenty-seven day run. Dr. Smith died in Tacoma in 1938. |
| Scope and Content | Aside from a biography, one piece of correspondence and two pamphlets, the collection consists of scripts written by Alice Smith. These bound volumes also contain notes and newspaper clippings about the productions. |
| Inclusive Dates | 1905-1926 |
| Restrictions | None |
| Volume | 0.6 linear feet |
| Accession number | 1926.80; 1933.36 |
| Num of Boxes | 2 |
| Electronic Publisher | Washington State Historical Society |
| Object Type | finding aid |
| Format | text / pdf |
| Rights | Property of the Washington State Historical Society - All Rights Reserved |
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